We may collect certain non-personally identifiable information when you visit any of our web sites such as the type of browser you are using, the type of operating system you are using, and the domain name of your Internet service provider.

For the purpose of receiving email alerts and confirming your comments in our commenting sections we do collect your email address which enters into our master email database. We will never release your email address to anyone.

We use non-personally identifiable information that we collect to improve the design and content of our site and to enable us to personalize your Internet experience. We also may use this information to analyze site usage, as well as to offer you products, programs, or services.

We may disclose personally identifiable information in response to any legal process. We also may disclose such information in response to a law enforcement agency's request, or where we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, and applicable laws or as otherwise required or permitted by law or consistent with legal requirements. In addition, we may transfer personally identifiable information about you if we, are acquired by, sold to, or merged with another company.

Agents and contractors who have access to personally identifiable information are required to protect this information in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Policy by, for example, not using the information for any purpose other than to carry out the services they are performing for us.

Some of our sites contain links to other sites whose information practices may be different than ours. You should consult the other sites' privacy notices as we have no control over information presented by third-parties.

We may update this Privacy Policy at anytime without notice. It is your responsibility to check back often for any revisions to this policy.

The above Privacy Policy is effective February 13, 2007.

The Long Beach Post, Inc. encourages debate and discussion in our comment sections on this Web site. You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material in the comments section that would violate the law.

We reserve the right to review and determine whether or not your comment will be posted. Our ultimate decision to post your comment or not is final.

All comments should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of the author and other commentators. By submitting your comment, you hereby give the Long Beach Post, Inc. the right, but not the obligation, to post your comment(s) and accompanying identifying information in perpetuity.

We may update this Commenting Policy at anytime without notice. It is your responsibility to check back often for any revisions to this policy.

The above Comments policy is effective August 1, 2007.

Acceptance of Use

Long Beach Post, Inc. provides an online service called uPost whereby any user (you) may utilize classified advertizing. By using this service, you agree to comply with our Terms of Use (TOU). Should you not agree with our TOU, your only recourse is to discontinue your use of uPost. We have the right, but are not obligated, to strictly enforce the TOU by any and all means necessary.

Changes to this TOU

We may update this TOU at anytime without notice. It is your responsibility to check back often for any revisions to the TOU.

uPost Entries

You may not post any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic or other material in the uPost section that would violate the law or, in the discretion of Long Beach Post, would be offensive to the community.

We reserve the right to review and determine whether or not your entry will be posted. Our ultimate decision to post your entry or not is final.

All entries in the uPost section should be relevant to the topic and remain respectful of the users. By submitting your entry, you hereby give the us the right, but not the obligation, to post your entry(ies) and accompanying identifying information in perpetuity.

Content

You agree that the Long Beach Post, Inc. shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any use of the uPost section. If there is a dispute between participants on the uPost, you understand and agree that we are under no obligation to become involved.

In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release the Long Beach Post, Inc., its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature, known or unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and / or our service.

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: "A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor."

Paid Entries

The Long Beach Post, Inc. may charge a fee to post an entry in the uPost section. The fee is an access fee permitting your entry to be posted in the uPost section. You are responsible for the entry and complying with the TOU. All fees paid will be non-refundable in the event that an entry is removed from the uPost for violating the TOU.

The above uPost Terms of Use Policy is effective June 1, 2009.
 

Long Beach City Councilmember Robert Garcia is a co-founder of the Long Beach Post, Inc. Robert officially released himself from all of our company's editorial and business decisions to run for public office. Since December 5, 2008, Shaun Lumachi has served as the sole publisher and decision maker on all editorial and business decisions. 

The above part of the Covering the City Council Policy is effective December 5, 2008.

All of Robert’s assets relating to the Long Beach Post, Inc. shall be placed in a blind trust where Robert has no knowledge of the holdings of the trust and no right to intervene in its handling at any time. 

The Long Beach Post Inc. only accepts advertising revenue from non-general fund entities of the City of Long Beach.

The Long Beach Post, Inc. continues to cover elected officials, including Robert, via our news, commentary and sports operation without reservation or unfair consideration at all times.  Furthermore, every story that mentions Robert or the City Council will include a disclosure with a link to this page.

The above Covering the City Council Policy is effective June 1, 2010.
 

If you have any questions about any of these policies, you may click here to email us.